Asylum Link is a drop-in centre for asylum seekers and refugees providing tea, coffee and a place to meet. We aim to give a warm welcome, friendship, help and advice to Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the city. We encourage the participation of asylum seekers and refugees in the service we provide and the centre is run by a small number of paid staff and around 60 volunteers. We rely heavily on donations of clothes, food and other items to keep us going. We prefer that people notify us of any donations they are bringing and furniture donations should always be booked in with us in advance. Thank you.

A warm welcome – tea, coffee, table tennis, table football and a place to relax

ESOL courses for women. Training and educational courses for women in IT, personal and professional development, health, construction, management, qualifications in teaching and from the Chartered Institute of Housing. We also run courses for young women aged 16-18.

Telephone service, Drop-in service, Appointment system.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 9pm

Tuesday 9am - 9pm

Wednesday 9am - 9pm

Thursday 9am - 9pm

Friday 9am - 6pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

Hours outside term time may vary. The building is wheelchair accessible. Childcare may be provided on certain courses.

The British Red Cross are a volunteer-led humanitarian organisation that helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We provide a range of local community services, designed to meet the needs of vulnerable people facing personal crisis. Please contact the individual projects for a referral or more information. In Merseyside we provide the following services:

International Tracing and Message Service (ITMS): Assisting in tracing family members separated by war, disaster or migration;

delivering family news when normal means of communication have broken down by the Red Cross Messages;

providing Certificate of Detention if one was visited by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in detention centres overseas.

The service is free and confidential and by appointment only. We can also provide trained interpreter volunteers. For more information about the ITMS or to make a referral, please contact Annapaola Letizia on 0151 702 5058 or e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Office Hours: Monday 9:00 to 17:00 Wednesday 9:00 to 17:00 Thursday 9:00 to 16:00 Please visit the Red Cross website for further information: http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Finding-missing-family

Refugee and Migrants Project:- Helping vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees adjust to life in a new country. We can provide one-off Emergency Support for those without financial support (assessed on an individual basis) and an Orientation service offering short-term one to one guidance and information about local services, rights and entitlements and links into local community activities. For more information about Refugee Services, or to make a referral, contact: Wang-Sam Sin on 0151 702 5072 or e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Brook

The organisation provides contraception and sexual health services to under 25s.

How to Contact:

Telephone service, drop-in service.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday10am - 6pm

Tuesday10am - 6pm

Wednesday10am - 6pm

Thursday10am - 6pm

Friday10am - 6pm

Saturday10am - 6pm

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

Wheelchair accessibility.

CDS Housing Association [for Floating Support]

Address:

Community Support Team, 142 Great Homer Street, Liverpool, L5 3LQ

Telephone:

0800 169 2988

Fax:

0151 298 1901

CDS deliver a floating support service to people granted asylum who are living in Liverpool. The service can help up to 40 households to set up and maintain their tenancies as well as helping them to integrate into the local community.

How to Contact:

Telephone service, drop-in service.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday12 noon - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

None

COMPASS

Address:

25 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BQ

Telephone:

0151 708 6688

Fax:

0151 707 8728

E-mail:

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The EWC is a multi-disciplinary research centre based in the School of Politics and Communication Studies, involving researchers from elsewhere in the University. The central focus of the centre is the relationships between Europe and other regions of the world, it is also at the centre of the University of Liverpool's participation in the region.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm

Tuesday10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm

Wednesday10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm

Thursday10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm

Friday10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm

Saturday

Sunday

Outreach Services:

Our events such as seminars and conferences are normally open to all members of the public. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.

Other Information:

We are a research centre based in the University of Liverpool, organising seminars, conferences and original research.

Family Refugee Support Project

Address:

Toxteth Town Hall, 15 High Park Street, Liverpool, L8 8DX

Telephone:

0151 728 9340

Fax:

0151 728 9340

E-mail:

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We work with refugee and asylum-seeking families who are struggling to deal with their experiences of persecution and exile. The project offers psychotherapy to parents and children alongside working on the land at our allotment site. Each family is offered a piece of land, tools, horticultural and psychotherapeutic support, practical support, signposting to other services and individual, family and group support meetings at our Toxteth base.

How to Contact:

Referrals can be made by contacting us by telephone or by email - details as above.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Tuesday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Wednesday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Thursday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

Any individual in the family can be referred. Referrals may be from health visitors, GPs, teachers, social workers, other support workers, voluntary agencies, refugee organisations or others.

Global Inclusion for Healthcare

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Our organisation aims to promote access to healthcare for asylum seekers and other socially marginalised groups. We currently run a course for Liverpool University's medical students which introduces them to the specific health requirements of asylum seekers and refugees whilst educating them on the asylum seeking process.

How to Contact:

Contact administrator Gina Phillips on 0151 355 4008. Although our office hours are technically 9-1pm there is often someone in the office after 1pm.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 1.00pm

Tuesday 9am - 1.00pm

Wednesday 9am - 1.00pm

Thursday 9am - 1.00pm

Friday Closed

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Granby Toxteth Development Trust

Address:

129b Lodge Lane, Toxteth, Liverpool, L8 0QF

Telephone:

0151 734 4925

E-mail:

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Granby Toxteth Development Trust provides various services and facilitates a wide range of projects such as:

A UK Online Centre with free internet access

Business Support project

ESOL Courses

Young Persons Projects

We also provide general services such as photocopying.

Our aim is to cater for the whole community and we hope that everyone can benefit from one service or another which we provide.

For more details please contact GTDT on 0151 734 4925. Referrals are not required.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9.30am - 5pm

Tuesday 9.30am - 5pm

Wednesday 9.30am - 5pm

Thursday 9.30am - 5pm

Friday 9.30am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

None

Haven Project

Address:

Seymour House, 41 - 43 Seymour Terrace, Liverpool, L3 5TE

Telephone:

0151 707 0101

Fax:

0151 708 9200

This is an early intervention and preventative project offering mental health intervention in 7 schools, though can offer consultation to other schools and some work with unaccompanied minors. Funded by CAMHS grants until 2008. Referrals via school or college. Work closely with PSS with children identified as being through traumatic experiences and symptoms of PTSD.

Telephone service, drop-in service, appointment system. Home visits for people who cannot access provision due to disability.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

Only English spoken by staff. Building is wheelchair accessible. No creche facilities but a friendly inclusive response from all staff.

Hope at Everton/Learndirect

Address:

1 Haigh Street, Everton, Liverpool, L3 8QB

Telephone:

0151 291 3041

E-mail:

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How to Contact:

We can be contacted via telephone or email using the details above. The main person to contact is the Centre Manager. We can also send information through the post.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday10am - 4.30am

Tuesday10am - 4.30am

Wednesday10am - 4.30am

Thursday10am - 4.30am

Friday10am - 4.30am

SaturdayClosed

SundayClosed

Outreach Services:

We can visit other organisations for the enrolment procedure. At the moment because of licence policies the courses cannot be run off site. This could happen in the future though, if there is a big enough need.

Other Information:

We have full wheelchair access. We also have the refectory which serves hot and cold drinks and food. The ELLIS tutor speaks a number of languages.

I A Legal Ltd (Immigration Asylum Legal Ltd)

Address:

40 Lawrence Road, Liverpool, L24 2TS

Telephone:

0151 733 4466

Fax:

0151 733 4452

E-mail:

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ICAS - Supporting Your Voice in the NHS. ICAS Stands for the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service. We are hosted by the Carers Federation. We can help if you feel you have not had the service you expect from the NHS and want to make a formal complaint.

Our service is independent of the NHS, confidential and free. ICAS can support you with your complaint by helping you write letter, attend meetings with you, help you explore your options and answer questions to help you make decisions. ICAS stands for the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service. We are hosted by the Carers Federation. We can help if you feel you have not had the service you expect from the NHS and want to make a formal complaint.

Our service is independent of the NHS, confidential and free. ICAS can support you with your complaint by helping you write letters, attend meetings with you, help you explore your options and answer questions to help you make decisions. ICAS - Supporting Your Voice in the NHS ICAS stands for the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service.

We are hosted by the Carers Federation. We can help if you feel you have not had the service you expect from the NHS and want to make a formal complaint. Our service is independent of the NHS, confidential and free. ICAS can support you with your complaint by helping you write letters, attend meetings with you, help you explore your options and answer questions to help you make decisions. ICAS- Supporting Your Voice in the NHS

How to Contact:

You can contact our servcie by calling the ICAS helpline number 0845 120 3735

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

ICAS provides outreach locactions all over the Northwest.

Other Information:

None

International Organization for Migration (Liverpool)

Address:

Piccadilly House, 49 Piccadilly, Manchester, M1 AP

Telephone:

0161 212 1463

Fax:

0161 212 1464

E-mail:

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IOM is an intergovernmental organisation which promotes the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. In the U.K. IOM runs a number of voluntary assisted return programmes for asylum seekers and irregular migrants wishing to return to their countries of origin. Reintegration assistance post-return is also available to those who are in the asylum process.

Other Area:

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How to Contact:

IOM can be contacted by phone or email at any time during office hours. Those wishing to discuss voluntary return or make an application will need to make an appointment - this can often be arranged the same day.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9.30am - 5.30pm

Tuesday 9.30am - 5.30pm

Wednesday 9.30am - 5.30pm

Thursday 9.30am - 5.30pm

Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm

Saturday

Sunday

Outreach Services:

Blackburn - fortnightly drop on a Tuesday from 11.00am - 1.00pm at the Asylum Seeker & Refugee Community (ARC) Project drop in at Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Feilden Street, Blackburn. Phone the Liverpool office to check which Tuesdays we'll be there. We also offer a drop in service in Bolton, Bury and Rochdale - phone the office for details of times

Other Information:

IOM has access to interpreters for all languages.

Kurdish Association of Merseyside

Address:

51 Everton Road, Liverpool, L6 2EH

Telephone:

07939 843060

Fax:

0151 233 1871

Providing support, advice and care to Kurdish origin residents on Merseyside by holding cultural, social and educational events for Kurdish people in the region.

How to Contact:

Telephone service, telephone advice line.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Outreach Services:

We have outreach on Mondays and Fridays every week, offering information and advice for asylum seekers. Please phone for details.

Other Information:

Kurdish Sorani spoken.

Liverpool City Council Adult Guidance Service

The Project aims to deliver high quality information, advice and guidance in an educational/vocational context to adult refugee/asylum seekers. We provide this service on a predominantly outreach basis, assisting our client group to make informed decisions regarding their learning and work opportunities.

Liverpool Community College [ESOL]

The College provides English classes for speakers of other languages [ESOL] at all levels: full time / part time / evening, at College sites and outreach centres. Language support is available to students on a wide range of academic and vocational courses throughout the College. Access to open learning facilities including IT suites. Foundation courses to enable students to access mainstream courses. Careers advice and guidance.

Other Area:

Access to courses for anyone living in the wider Merseyside area

How to Contact:

Telephone service, telephone advice line.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm [office hours] 6pm - 9pm evening classes

Tuesday 9am - 5pm [office hours] 6pm - 9pm evening classes

Wednesday 9am - 5pm [office hours] 6pm - 9pm evening classes

Thursday 9am - 5pm [office hours] 6pm - 9pm evening classes

Friday 9am - 5pm [office hours]

Saturday Classes in outreach by arrangement.

Sunday Classes in outreach by arrangement.

Outreach Services:

ESOL classes are offered in several outreach centres. College courses are based in main college centres, but there are also 14 discs [drop in study centres] based throughout the city.

Other Information:

ESOL staff are able to offer support in most European languages plus Somali, Cantonese, Mandarin, Malay, Japanese, Farsi, Arabic. Most situes have wheelchair access. There are [limited] creche facilities.

Liverpool Lifelong Learning

Address:

Phoenix Adult Centre, Liverpool L8

Telephone:

0151 728 9086

English language classes for adults.

How to Contact:

Drop in service 10am - 12 noon, Fridays at Phoenix.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 4pm

Tuesday 9am - 4pm

Wednesday 9am - 4pm

Thursday 9am - 4pm

Friday 9am - 4pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

Outreach can only be accessed through assessment sites e.g. Phoenix Friday morning.

Other Information:

None

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Advice and support to refugee and asylum seeking doctors trying to get back into work in the UK, including a weekly study club to facilitate the requalifying process and a one year part-time postgraduate Diploma in Medicine for the UK.

How to Contact:

Telephone service. 0151 705 3321

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

None

Liverpool Somali Community

Address:

57 Granby Street, Liverpool, L8 2TU

Telephone:

0151 709 3853

The object of the association is to relieve need and to advance education among the Somali community in Liverpool, to advance the Islamic religion, and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation for those members of the said community who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances with the object of improving the conditions of life of such members of the said community.

Liverpool Asylum Seeker And Refugee (LASAR) Partnership

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Website:

The LASAR project and MRSN established the core refugee and asylum support work to assist folk in Liverpool with their transition to refugee integration. Much of the work focusing on help with benefits, housing, health, employment and training advocacy and support.

How to Contact:

0151-707-0566

Office Opening Hours: Usually

Monday - closed

Tuesday10am - 4pm

Wednesday10am - 4pm

Thursday10am - 4pm

Friday10am - 4pm

Saturday closed

Sunday

Outreach Services:

Drop-in

Other Information:

Volunteering opportunities available

Medical Foundation North West

Address:

1st Floor, North Square, 11-13 Spear Street, Manchester, M1 1JU

Telephone:

0161 236 5744

Fax:

0161 244 5577

E-mail:

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A counselling and therapy service to survivors of torture and organised violence aged 18+ in the North West. When the service is full, we also offer assessment-only to help survivors access appropriate support in the region. Training, advice and supervision for services working with survivors. Medico-legal reports documenting evidence of torture. Instruction via lawyers.

Other Area:

Manchester, Greater Manchester, East Lancs, North West Region

How to Contact:

Refer using our referral form - contact us for copies. Referral forms accepted by post or by fax. Clients may self refer. Informal discussions regarding possible referrals are available by telephone.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service provides every household on Merseyside with a FREE Home Fire Safety Check, including FREE smoke alarm installation. A specialist community fire safety advocate can visit households to carry out Home Fire Safety Checks for refugees and asylum seekers. Also a bilingual team of advocates can deliver Home Fire Safety Checks in Chinese, Bengali, Somali, Arabic and Polish.

How to Contact:

Via phone or email during office hours.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Outreach Services:

Can arrange outreach services throughout Merseyside, Please contact to arrange.

Community safety of asylum seekers and host communities. Prevention and detection of hate crime directed at individuals and communities.

Other Area:

Pan Merseyside

How to Contact:

Telephone service.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

Languages spoken by staff: Polish and Russian.

Merseyside Refugee and Asylum Seekers Pre and Post Natal Support Group - "MRANG"

Address:

Office: c/o Toxteth TV, 37-45 Windsor Street, Liverpool, L8 1XE

Drop-in: St Patrick's RC Church, Park Place, Liverpool, L8 5RA

Telephone:

0151-708-6316

Fax:

TBC

We provide advocacy, support around pregnancy/post natal issues, a bag to go into hospital with basic provisions, clothes recycling for mothers and children.

Drop in for mothers and children at St Patrick's: Tuesdays 10.30-2.30; Fridays 1.00-4pm

How to Contact:

TBC

Office Opening Hours:

Monday

Tuesday 10.30am - 2.30pm

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday 1pm - 5pm

Saturday

Sunday

Outreach Services:

We also can arrange to see women at Asylum Link Merseyside if requested to do so.

Other Information:

We have volunteers who speak Lingala, French, Arabic, Portuguese.

Merseyside Somali Community Association

Address:

The Coordinator, 145 Granby Street, Liverpool, L8 2UR

Telephone:

0151 726 0594

Fax:

0151 726 0594

E-mail:

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Merseyside Somali Community Association [MSCA] provides a welcoming social centre for mainly but not exclusively Somali men. We offer hot halal meals 7 days a week, access to welfare rights advice, benefits and immigration (advisers attend the centre on certain days). We also provide help with form filling and contacting statutory service providers. We can help community members with an interpretation service for attending the benefits office, schools, health centres etc.

How to Contact:

Telephone service, drop-in service.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 4pm

Tuesday 9am - 4pm

Wednesday 9am - 4pm

Thursday 9am - 4pm

Friday 9am - 4pm

Saturday 9am - 6pm

Sunday 9am - 6pm

Outreach Services:

Meals delivered to elderly at their homes.

Other Information:

Languages spoken: Somali, Arabic and English.

Merseyside Tamil School

Address:

57 Sheil Road, Liverpool, L6 3AD

Telephone:

0151 281 9965

We provide education to all those interested in Tamil culture. Primary activities are South Asian dance, IT, history, Art and Tamil language.We are a&nbsp;multicultural organisation working towards integration in Merseyside.We also offer sports and conservation activity. The age of the participants is currently from 6-36 years.

How to Contact:

Please phone for details.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday closed

Tuesday closed

Wednesday closed

Thursday closed

Friday closed

Saturday 2- 5.30pm

Sunday closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

Languages spoken: Tamil, Sinhala, English.

Merseyside Yemeni Community Association

Address:

167 Lodge lane, Liverpool, L8 0QQ

Telephone:

0151 7344965 / 0151 734 3843

E-mail:

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The Engaging Refugees &amp; Asylum Seekers project at National Museums Liverpool aims to develop a range of events, social activities and learning opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers throughout our eight museums and galleries. We cater for all ages and abilities. We work with ESOL groups to deliver learning activities. We also have volunteer opportunities avaialable.

North Liverpool CAB

We offer advice to asylum seekers on support and accommodation issues and to refugees on housing and welfare benefit issues.

How to Contact:

Telephone service, drop-in service.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9.30am - 1pm (Telephone Advice Time 10am - 1.15pm)

Tuesday (Telephone Advice Time 10am - 1.15pm)

Wednesday (Telephone Advice Time 10am - 1.15pm)

Thursday 9.30am - 1pm (Telephone Advice Time 10am - 1.15pm)

Friday (Telephone Advice Time 10am - 12.30pm)

Outreach Services:

Not organised yet but will be advertised on website when they are set up.

Other Information:

We have access to interpreters and we also have volunteers who speak different languages. Access details:

Wheelchair Access

Wheelchair Toilet Access

Induction Loop

Access Signage

Novas Languages Service

Address:

41 Greenland Street, Liverpool, L1 0BS

Telephone:

0151 708 8660 (Enquiries)

Fax:

0151 708 2922

E-mail:

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Other Area:

Merseyside

How to Contact:

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Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

Novas Languages is working on a project in partnership with the Community Legal Service: 'Breaking through the Language Barriers' aims to extend advice and support to people whose first language is not English.

Other Information:

None

Nugent Education Limited

Address:

Nugent House HQ, 20a Elephant Lane, Thatto Heath, St Helens, WA9 5QW

Telephone:

0845 481 1920

Fax:

0845 481 1918

E-mail:

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Positive Creative arts workshops and activities provider. we provide DJ, drama, Break-Dance, Music, Film, animation and other workshop types. Our activities can help teach English, propagate a theme or bring people together. They can raise self-esteem and build confidence. See our website for more details.

How to Contact:

Email, Call, web

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

We deliver at your venue. All our artists are CRB checked and fully insured.

Other Information:

Nugent Education Ltd delivers children's Educational Activities and fantastic Arts Workshops, along with after school activities (extended schools services & curriculum enhancement projects) for children, young people and adults. We cater for people of all ages and abilities, including children with disabilities. Also, to make things simpler, we travel to you! We currently offer:

Drama Japanese culture Photography

Singing classes Break Dancing Kids Parties

Event - Disco Film production Pottery painting

Music production X-factor challenge Key Skills/literacy

Art (all kinds) DJ workshops Group activities

Animation Graffiti & manga art Healthy eating

Samba drumming Rapping & MC -ing Makeup & beauty

Kids Crafts Street dance

Please ASK??? Whatever your activity, workshop or event needs may be, and wherever you are located, we will do our upmost to organise and provide what you want. We offer flexible, bespoke-solutions to meet your needs and support you in meeting your objectives.

PSS - Asylum Seekers & Refugee Counselling Service

We provide counselling and psychotherapy to asylum seekers and refugees experiencing trauma and psychological problems. We also run a 30 hour course accredited with the Open College Network specifically for interpreters who wish to work in this field, called 'Interpreting in Therapeutic Settings'. We also train counsellors and associated professionals to work with interpreters.

PSS - The Spinning World Project

The Spinning World Project provides counselling to children aged 8 and over throughout Sefton [including South Sefton and Southport]. A specialist children's counsellor works in schools and community venues and wherever applicable interpreters are employed. Translated leaflets are available and the project also provides for arts/drama based activity within schools.

Refugee Action

Refugee Action provides advice, support, training and development services across the North West. The One Stop Shop provides direct advice services, in addition to second tier and capacity building support. The Development and Integration Team works to develop and empower Refugee Community organisations and support constructive engagement with local communities. We provide a wide range of other services including Training and awareness raising, Move-On Advocacy, Parent Support, Youth Mentoring and services to unaccompanied minors.

Other Area:

We cover all of Merseyside, West Cheshire and parts of Lancashire (west of M6).

The Floating Support Service is for people who are at risk of losing their home. The service is currently working with the following people that live within Liverpool's boundaries: people aged 16 and over, living within social rented/private tenancy or owner occupation and at risk of homelessness due to a range of housing or support issues. The aim is to help and support people to live independently and maintain their own home.

How to Contact:

By phone, fax or email

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

None

Sahir House

Address:

2nd Floor, 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2AH

Telephone:

0151 237 3989

Fax:

0151 237 3991

E-mail:

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Support for people living with HIV or affected by HIV. Counselling and complementary therapies. Training and information. A range of support services, information, access to other related service - for example asylum issues, social work, welfare rights.

Other Area:

Merseyside

How to Contact:

Please telephone to make an appointment to complete a membership form. All services are free and confidential to our members.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday10am - 8pm

Tuesday10am - 8pm

Wednesday10am - 8pm

Thursday10am - 5pm

Friday10am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

We aim to be flexible and can meet with people outside of our Centre by arrangement.

Shelter the Housing and Homelessness Charity. We currently operate an advice service which is open to advice staff who encounter clients with housing or homelessness issues. We also have caseworkers who can give direct advice to clients regarding their rights and can support them to exercise those rights. We are also currently developing new services.

Other Area:

Merseyside

How to Contact:

National Homelessness Advice Service Line - 0151 258 1293. Referrals can be made by contacting Paul or Brian on 227 9622

We can provide tailor-made programmes for groups and organisations - these programmes can be delivered as outreach or in-house.

Other Information:

SOLA ARTS is a multicultural and multilingual project and its members speak a wide range of languages (French, Portuguese, Spanish, Syleti, Tibetan). Our office is accessible to wheelchair users. Our staff are experienced in working with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.

Toxteth Citizens Advice Bureau

Address:

Toxteth Town Hall, 15 High Park Street, Toxteth, Liverpool, L8 8DX

Telephone:

0151 280 5781 / 0844 848 7700

Fax:

0151 280 6575

E-mail:

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A range of projects aimed at improving the educational attainment of children and young people, including refugee and asylum seeker children, in Toxteth, Liverpool.

Action Against Bullying is dedicated to preventative means of tackling bullying including workshops for children and parent support services.

Commitment to Children Network offers training, conferences and newsletters for staff and volunteers in community and voluntary organisations.

Tell-X runs activities to help stamp out racism in schools and communities.

Toxteth Achievement Awards recognises and rewards children and young people for their achievements, whether that is personal, curricular, extra curricular or cultural.

Other Area:

Toxteth

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am - 5pm

Tuesday 9am - 5pm

Wednesday 9am - 5pm

Thursday 9am - 5pm

Friday 9am - 5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

None

Other Information:

None

TS4SE Cooperative Limited

Address:

12 Beech Range, Manchester, M19 2EU

Telephone:

07985 977 563

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The aims of TS4SE Cooperative are: To develop, provide and offer training, support and information to refugee, migrant and exile communities and the organisations and agencies that support and offer services to them. To develop, provide and offer resources and projects which facilitate, promote and support the integration of refugees, migrants and exiles into local, regional and national communities. To develop, offer and provide solutions to remove barriers to integration, to promote community cohesion and address issues of racism and cultural misunderstanding. To support and encourage the growth of the co-operative movement, to promote co-operative principles, enterprises and activities. To encourage equality and democratic control over the workplace. TS4SE Cooperative was formed to bring together experienced professionals working with and for refugee and migrant communities and individuals from those communities in a cooperative and not for profit organisation able to respond quickly and flexibly to the needs of exile communities

Wirral Metropolitan College is situated in Birkenhead close to Conway Park railway station, just 10 minutes from Liverpool city centre. The ESOL department has a wide range of courses, Full-Time and Part-Time, day and evening.

WITCH run a series of Video Production courses for women, including asylum seekers and refugees, throughout the year. These vary in length from short taster courses to longer more detailed programmes. Trainees learn from begining to end how to make their own documentaries or short dramas. They will learn all aspects of technical equipment from cameras and sound through to editing. The women who attend will recieve money for lunch, travel and childcare.

How to Contact:

Witch can be contacted during working hours Monday to Friday. Refferals can be made by telephone, fax or post and the outreach worker will then contact the individual concerned.

Office Opening Hours:

Monday 9am -5pm

Tuesday 9am -5pm

Wednesday 9am -5pm

Thursday 9am -5pm

Friday 9am -5pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed

Outreach Services:

The Outreach courses on offer at Witch can all be held in the local community depending on the size of the group wishing to take part. A class can be anything from 6 to 12 women. All women who attend the course will recieve money for travel, lunch and all childcare costs will be covered.

Other Information:

Witch is fully accessible to wheelchair uses, though we do aim to hold most of the courses out in the community. Though there is no creche on site Witch will cover the cost of childcare for any women on the course who need it.